Alex Collins' TDs leads Arkansas past Missouri

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Alex Collins spent the entire regular season proving time and again he was up to the challenge of being Arkansas' lead running back. The Razorbacks junior saved one of his most complete performances for what could have been his final home game Friday, a rain-soaked 28-3 win that likely ended the Missouri career of coach Gary Pinkel. Behind Collins' 130 yards rushing and three touchdowns, Arkansas (7-5, 5-3 SEC) won for the fifth time in six games -- securing its first winning SEC record since 2011. The victory capped an up-and-down regular season for the Razorbacks, who rebounded from a 1/3 start to finish with a winning conference record for only the eighth time since joining the SEC in 1992. "I wasn't in a panic mode," Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said of the slow start. "I knew we had a good team.